The Colombian peso has been the currency of Colombia since 1837 when it replaced the old Real. Its currency code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $.

The rupee was introduced in 1932, replacing the silver mohar. Initially, the rupee was called the mohru in Nepalese. Its value was pegged to the Indian rupee in 1993 at a rate of 1.6 Nepalese rupees = 1 Indian rupee.